[COR] Office of the "WTC Monthly"

[Darnok]

 

"Nok, nok, nok..."

 

Gonzo "Drunknok" Thompson walked around in the office of the "WTC Monthly", his peg leg making the familiar sound that gave him the second part of his nickname. The half-full bottle of rum on the table had something to do with the first part.

 

Gonzo was busy getting the latest issue printed. He had the handwritten text in front of him, as well as most of it on the printing plate already. The process of setting up the printing plate took a lot of time, since the text had to be set letter after letter, word after word, out of little blocks of metal each with a negative cut-out of one letter or syllable. A few lines of text were still missing, and he looked for the right letters - luckily they were right next to him in a well sorted shelf. The most common letters had more blocks available in boxes at the top, the least used only had small boxes at the bottom.

 

The finished printing plate was then coated with black ink:

 

It was then put (upside down of course) into the printing press...

 

... moved over the clean paper and finally mechanically pressed onto the paper:

 

With the printing plate done once, it was now possible to repeat the printing process as often as wanted - simply return the plate, add new ink and fresh paper, press, then start again.

 

The "WTC Monthly" will find its way to every minifig in the Brick Seas - that deserves some more rum. Cheers!

 

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A small artisan for Mesabi Landing. More pictures in the spoiler tag:

Spoiler

 

I am not happy with how the building looks from the outside. Usually I like reduced colour palettes, but in this case the result looks like one of those 80s Lego City houses. The inside turned out okay, with a few compromises in terms of realism due to the scale.

 

Obviously the roof is removable, but so is the back wall for even easier access:

[TheCubbScout]

Uh-oh. The "FakeNews" paper's printing press...

[Darnok]

Just now, TheCubbScout said:

Uh-oh. The "FakeNews" paper's printing press...

You compare me to CNN and the like? What an honour!

[TheCubbScout]

[Captain Genaro]

I actually think the exterior looks fine. Perhaps not the fanciest building in the Brick Seas, but the classic-Lego design looks fine to me. And the bay windows look really nice. Nice job with the interior, too. You included all the necessary equipment and supplies, and you did a nice job illustrating the printing process. 

[blackdeathgr]

Nice one. A classic feel on the outside but a much better job on the inside